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Quality Contacts

If you require further information, please contact:Ìý

Dawn MartinÌýAssistant Secretary, Governance and Quality Enhancement dmartin1@qmu.ac.uk

  • Co-ordination of activities in support of operational and strategic plans
  • Institutional review and audit
  • Quality assurance and enhancement related policies, regulations and procedures
  • Secretary to the Student Experience CommitteeÌýand Portfolio Development Group

Taught Programmes and Graduate SchoolÌýÌýÌýÌý

Alison Basford-ThomsonÌýGraduate School Officer: AThomson@qmu.ac.uk

  • Oversight of all administration related to the Graduate School
  • Secretary to the Graduate School Academic Board
  • Maintenance of the Graduate School website
  • Enhancement activities in relation to GSABÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Lucy Hinds Quality Enhancement Officer: LHinds@qmu.ac.uk

  • Co-ordination of activities in relation to validation and review events
  • Oversight of Research Ethics and Secretary to the Research Ethics Panel
  • Tracking External Examiner reports and responses
  • Providing support and advice in relation to the Graduate School

Martyna Napierska Policy Officer (Quality Enhancement):MNapierska@qmu.ac.uk

  • Co-ordination of activities in relation to validation and review events
  • Secretary to the Learning and Teaching Panel
    Tracking External Examiner reports and responses
    Providing support and advice in relation to the Graduate School

Partnership Development

Sheila Adamson Partnership Development Manager: sadamson@qmu.ac.uk

  • Advice on setting up new collaborative programmes
  • Advice on the management of collaborative programmes, including regulations and procedures
  • Arrangements for overseas exam boards, joint boards of studies and validations
  • Arrangements for UK joint boards of studies
  • Memoranda of AgreementÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Kirsty Donnelly Senior Partnership Development Officer: kwilson@qmu.ac.uk

  • Advice on setting up new collaborative programmes
  • Advice on the management of collaborative programmes, including regulations and procedures
  • Arrangements for overseas exam boards, joint boards of studies and validations
  • Arrangements for UK joint boards of studies
  • Memoranda of Agreement
  • Setting up partner IT accountsÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Retention and Surveys

Heather Hartley Student Retention Data Insights Manager: hhartley@qmu.ac.uk

Co-ordination of activities to support the retention outcomes in the University’s Outcome Agreement

  • Support and advice for students who are deferring or thinking of leaving
  • National Student Survey
  • Internal surveys including the Entrants' Survey, ¹ú²úÂÒÂ× Student Survey and Partner Organisations' Student SurveyÌý
  • Student representationÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Martyna Brewczyk Student Experience Data Officer: mbrewczyk@qmu.ac.uk

  • Supporting the above tasks, namely survey administration, data analysis, and responding to e-mails regarding student deferrals and withdrawals.

Legal and Compliance

Cara Dickson Legal Adviser and Data Protection Officer: cdickson1@qmu.ac.uk

  • Student Appeals, Discipline and Fitness to Practice
  • Complaints and Disputes Handling
  • UKVI Compliance
  • Freedom of Information and Data Protection
  • Advice on contractual and IP matters
  • General governance and compliance advice

Fraser RudgeÌýPolicy Advisor (Governance and Compliance): frudge@qmu.ac.uk

  • Assisting the University Secretary in governance and statutory compliance matters for the University
  • Co-ordinating the business of Court and its committees
  • Secretary to the Health and Safety Committee and the Equality and Diversity Committee
  • Freedom of Information and Data Protection
  • UKVI ComplianceÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Postal address:

Division of Governance and Quality Enhancement
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Musselburgh
East Lothian,
EH21 6UU
Tel. 0131 474 0000Ìý

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